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In [[leading axis theory]], the '''frame''' is an abstract array-like structure which organizes the k-[[cell]]s of an array. For k-cells of an array with [[rank]] r, the frame consists of the first <source lang=apl inline>r-k</ | In [[leading axis theory]], the '''frame''' is an abstract array-like structure which organizes the k-[[cell]]s of an array. For k-cells of an array with [[rank]] r, the frame consists of the first <source lang=apl inline>r-k</syntaxhighlight> [[Axis|axes]] of the array. The frame concept is most used in working with the [[Rank operator]], or [[function rank]]: it is shared between the arguments and result of a function with rank. A concrete array which shares the frame's structure can be produced by applying [[Enclose]] or [[Box function|Box]] with [[Rank operator|rank]] k to an array. When representing arrays as nested lists as in [[K]], this array already exists: simply consider the first <source lang=apl inline>r-k</syntaxhighlight> levels of nesting to be the array, whose contents are cells. | ||
The frame is complementary to the [[cell shape]] for cells of a particular rank: while the frame occupies leading axes (and its [[shape]] is a [[prefix]] of the array's shape), the cell shape is derived from the trailing axes, so that every axis belongs to either the frame or the cells. | The frame is complementary to the [[cell shape]] for cells of a particular rank: while the frame occupies leading axes (and its [[shape]] is a [[prefix]] of the array's shape), the cell shape is derived from the trailing axes, so that every axis belongs to either the frame or the cells. | ||
[[Category:Leading axis theory]][[Category:Function characteristics]] | [[Category:Leading axis theory]][[Category:Function characteristics]] |